Ahhhhh, inhale deeply; exhale even more deeply. I made it. Another week down and two wonderful days to spend with my family fully. This is what I live for these days. I enjoy work; I enjoy my family even more so. They mean something. They being my family, time off work, time at home. These are important. These are special.
One of my coworkers stated it best, I think. He said he was still trying to find a way to be "gainfully unemployed." Amen, my brother. That's what I'm after, too. I want to enjoy the time I have and spend it doing cool things like watching my kids, playing with the dog, riding together, having tickle fights. Heck, I love just looking up at Big Sky. Not a bad way to spend time if you ask me.
I spent so much time over the last 10 years playing video games, avoiding stress, avoiding reality. I spent time away from the things that are important to me. I never realized until I moved here and was talking with one of our students. I came home that evening and apologized to Dez for being an addict. I lived in denial.
Now, I try to figure out things we can all do together. Church, friends, riding, hanging out at the park. Much more enjoyable to me. We try to include our dual-named dog; I see her being stubborn; I see Willow winning out over Hannah. I'm grateful that Dez is taking pictures and has taken pictures over the years. We try hard to maintain backups and backups of backups. Why? Because it's important.
So, we're ready for church; then, we're hanging with some friends, riding and grilling. Not at the same time, mind you, but still . . . you get the idea. The present is important. I try to live here now. I get sidetracked often, but I'm grateful to God that I make it back to what's important, here and now.
Here's to all you picture-takers out there, amateur and professional. I appreciate you taking the time to capture the things that are important: snapshots of the here and now.
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